Case Details
Peteris Pildegovics and SIA North Star v. Kingdom of Norway (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/11)
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Food products enterprise
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Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry
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BIT Norway - Latvia 1992
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ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules
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Peteris Pildegovics (Latvian), SIA North Star (Latvian)
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Kingdom of Norway (Norwegian)
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April 1, 2020
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August 10, 2020
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Christopher GREENWOOD (British) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
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L. Yves FORTIER (Canadian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Donald M. MCRAE (Canadian, New Zealand) - Appointed by the Respondent(s) -
Savoie Arbitration SELASU, Paris, France
Alina Miron, Paris, France
Mads Andenas, London, U.K.
Eirik Bjorge, London, U.K. and New York, NY, U.S.A. -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway
Vaughan Lowe, London, U.K.
Alain Pellet, Paris, France
Mubarak Waseem, London, U.K. -
English
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Pending
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February 23, 2023 - The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 9 concerning participation of counsel.
(a) Original Proceeding
Composition of Tribunal
Party Representatives
(a) Original Proceeding
Published Decisions
Request for Arbitration
Procedural Order No. 1
Decision on Bifurcation and other Matters
Procedural Order No. 2
Claimants’ Memorial
Respondent’s Request for Bifurcation
Claimants’ Observations on Respondent’s Application for Bifurcation
Procedural Order No. 3
Procedural Order No. 4
Respondent's Counter-Memorial and Memorial on Jurisdiction
Procedural Order No. 5
Procedural Order No, 6
Claimants' Reply to Respondent's Counter Memorial on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdiction
Procedural Order No. 8
Procedural Order No. 9
Available on the ICSID Website
Request for Arbitration (March 18, 2020) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 1 (October 12, 2020) English (Original)
Decision on Bifurcation and other Matters (October 12, 2020) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 2 (December 21, 2020) English (Original)
Claimants’ Memorial (March 11, 2021) English (Original)
Respondent’s Request for Bifurcation (April 8, 2021) English (Original)
Claimants’ Observations on Respondent’s Application for Bifurcation (May 6, 2021) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 3 (June 1, 2021) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 4 (June 30, 2021) English (Original)
Respondent's Counter-Memorial and Memorial on Jurisdiction (October 29, 2021) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 5 (December 6, 2021) English (Original)
Procedural Order No, 6 (December 22, 2021) English (Original)
Claimants' Reply to Respondent's Counter Memorial on the Merits and Counter-Memorial on Jurisdiction (February 28, 2022) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 8 (October 26, 2022) English (Original)
Procedural Order No. 9 (February 23, 2023) English (Original)
(a) Original Proceeding
Date | Development |
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April 1, 2020 | The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings. |
June 22, 2020 | Following appointment by the Claimants, L. Yves Fortier (Canadian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
June 22, 2020 | Following appointment by the Respondent, Donald M. McRae (Canadian/New Zealand) accepts his appointment as arbitrator. |
August 8, 2020 | Following appointment by the co-arbitrators, Christopher Greenwood (British) accepts his appointment as presiding arbitrator. |
August 10, 2020 | The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) of the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Christopher Greenwood (British), President, appointed by his co-arbitrators; L. Yves Fortier (Canadian), appointed by the Claimants; and Donald M. McRae (Canadian/New Zealand), appointed by the Respondent. |
September 28, 2020 | The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference. |
October 12, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters. |
October 12, 2020 | The Tribunal issues a decision concerning bifurcation and other procedural matters. |
December 21, 2020 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No.2 concerning publication of the Request for Arbitration. |
March 12, 2021 | The Claimants file a memorial on the merits. |
April 8, 2021 | The Respondent files a request to address quantum in a separate phase of the proceeding. |
May 6, 2021 | The Claimants file observations on the request to address quantum in a separate phase of the proceeding. |
June 1, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 3 concerning the Respondent’s request to address quantum in a separate phase of the proceeding. |
June 30, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 4 concerning the procedural calendar and confidentiality of documents. |
October 29, 2021 | The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question. |
October 29, 2021 | The Respondent files a counter-memorial on the merits and a memorial on jurisdiction. |
December 6, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 5 concerning the Respondent’s request to address quantum in a separate phase of the proceeding. |
December 22, 2021 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 6 concerning production of documents. |
February 28, 2022 | The Claimants file a counter-memorial on jurisdiction and a reply on the merits. |
May 11, 2022 | The parties file a request for the Tribunal to decide on confidentiality of a document. |
June 10, 2022 | Each party files observations on the parties’ request of May 11, 2022. |
June 27, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 7 concerning the confidentiality of a document. |
June 30, 2022 | The Respondent files a reply on jurisdiction and a rejoinder on the merits. |
July 28, 2022 | The Claimants file a rejoinder on jurisdiction. |
August 29, 2022 | The Tribunal holds a pre-hearing organizational meeting with the parties by video conference. |
October 26, 2022 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 8 concerning the hearing. |
October 31, 2022 - November 4, 2022 | The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in London. |
December 2, 2022 | Each party files a statement of costs. |
January 31, 2023 | The Claimants file a request for the Tribunal to decide on matters concerning participation of counsel. |
February 10, 2023 | The Respondent files observations on the Claimants' request of January 31, 2023. |
February 23, 2023 | The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 9 concerning participation of counsel. |